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照相 (zhào xiàng): To take a photograph (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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照相 consists of 2 characters.

mutual; each other; to observe; appearance

Example Sentences with 照相

zhè这

shì是

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

。

This is a camera.

wǒ我

men们

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

zhào照

wǒ我

dài带

zhe着

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

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tā他

yòng用

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

jì记

lù录

xiàng

相

。

We like to take photographs in the park.

pāi

拍

zhào照

。

I take my camera to the park to take photos.

xià下

le了

lǚ旅

xíng行

de的

měi美

hǎo好

shùn瞬

jiān间

。

He used the camera to capture the beautiful moments of the trip.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

bǎ把

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

fàng放

zài在

zhè这

ge个

bēi背

bāo包

lǐ里

le了

ma吗

？

Are you sure you put the camera in this backpack?

wǒ我

de的

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

méi没

diàn电

le了

，

néng能

jiè借

nǐ你

de的

yòng用

yí一

xià下

ma吗

？

My camera is out of battery, can I borrow yours for a moment?

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

méi没

dài带

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

wú无

fǎ法

pāi拍

shè摄

huì会

yì议

zhào照

piàn片

。

He didn't bring his camera today, so he couldn't take photos of the meeting.

zhè这

kuǎn款

xīn新

xíng型

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

pèi配

bèi备

le了

xiān先

jìn进

de的

tú图

xiàng像

wěn稳

dìng定

jì技

shù术

。

This new model of camera is equipped with advanced image stabilization technology.

suī虽

rán然

tiān天

qì气

bù不

hǎo好

，

dàn但

tā她

hái还

shì是

yòng用

zhào照

xiàng相

jī机

bǔ捕

zhuō捉

dào到

le了

rì日

luò落

de的

sè色

cǎi彩

。

Although the weather was bad, she still managed to capture the colors of the sunset with her camera.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 照相.

Words with 照

护照hù zhàoHSK 3
照片zhào piànHSK 3
照顾zhào guHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
按照àn zhàoHSK 4
依照yī zhào
关照guān zhào
写照xiě zhào

Words with 相

相信xiāng xìnHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
互相hù xiāngHSK 4
相反xiāng fǎnHSK 4
相同xiāng tóngHSK 4
争相zhēng xiāng
亮相liàng xiàng
属相shǔ xiàng